MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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